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Sem Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Sem?

In 2018 the rare name Sem, ranked the 13,669th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Uncommon, Sem would be a striking name choice.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #6089 was reached in 1983.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 2006 with 12 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Sem was less than 5, most recently in 2015.

For a number of years, the name Sem has remained mostly unchanged in popularity. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Sem for their newborn has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Sem?

Sem's popularity is at a mid point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Sem is mostly unused but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

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   Sem (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 5 13,669
2017 8 9,508
2016 6 11,874
2015 < 5 --
2014 6 11,855
2013 < 5 --
2012 11 7,453
2011 7 10,574
2010 9 8,665
2009 < 5 --
2008 9 8,883
2007 8 9,613
2006 12 6,835
2005 7 9,963
2004 10 7,428
2003 11 6,647
2002 8 8,309
2001 7 9,060
2000 5 11,829
1999 5 11,318
1998 6 9,448
1997 < 5 --
1996 < 5 --
1995 6 8,701
1994 6 8,617
1993 6 8,528
1992 6 8,279
1991 6 8,075
1990 < 5 --
1989 5 9,002
1988 5 8,296
1987 < 5 --
1986 < 5 --
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1984 < 5 --
1983 6 6,089
1982 6 6,267
1981 < 5 --
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.